Full Text of HR0633 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Army Chief Warrant | 4 | | Officer 4 Walter Brian Harris of Glen Carbon on being awarded | 5 | | the Soldier's Medal; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Walter Harris was presented with the Soldier's | 7 | | Medal for heroism at the risk of life not involving conflict | 8 | | with an armed enemy on December 2, 2006, while responding to a | 9 | | family emergency; without regard for his own safety and | 10 | | well-being, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Harris entered a poisonous | 11 | | house that had 8 times the lethal limit of carbon monoxide in | 12 | | it after learning that several family members were trapped | 13 | | inside; he rescued his semi-conscious father-in-law and | 14 | | treated him for shock, and re-entered the house to carry out | 15 | | the body of his deceased mother-in-law before succumbing to | 16 | | carbon monoxide poisoning himself; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, The courage and heroic action of Walter Harris are | 18 | | in keeping with the finest traditions of military service and | 19 | | reflect well on him, the Defense Information Systems Agency, | 20 | | and the United States Army; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Walter Harris is the first Army Reservist to | 22 | | receive the Soldier's Medal and only the sixth person in the |
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| 1 | | State's history to receive the Soldier's Medal; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Soldier's Medal is awarded to any person of | 3 | | the Armed Forces of the United States or of a friendly foreign | 4 | | nation who, while serving in any capacity with the Army of the | 5 | | United States, distinguishes himself or herself by heroism not | 6 | | involving actual conflict with an enemy; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, During his service, Walter Harris has also been | 8 | | honored with the Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service | 9 | | Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Joint Service Achievement, | 10 | | Army Achievement Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Good | 11 | | Conduct Medal, Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal with 6 | 12 | | Oak Leaf Clusters, National Defense Service Medal, Southwest | 13 | | Asia Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, | 14 | | Armed Forces Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, | 15 | | Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, Armed Forces | 16 | | Reserve Medal, NCO Professional Development Ribbon, Army | 17 | | Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Army Reserve | 18 | | Components Overseas Training Ribbon, Kuwait Liberation | 19 | | Medal-Saudi Arabia, Kuwait Liberation Medal-Kuwait, Joint | 20 | | Meritorious Unit Award with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, and Army | 21 | | Meritorious Unit Commendation; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Walter Harris serves as a model example of | 23 | | military service for the people of the State of Illinois; |
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| 1 | | therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 3 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 4 | | we congratulate Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Walter Brian | 5 | | Harris on being awarded the Soldier's Medal and wish him the | 6 | | best in his future endeavors; and be it further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Walter Brian Harris | 9 | | as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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